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Who governs Lebanon? Since last November, the Lebanese have been trying and failing to elect a president.(The Week)(Brief article)
Who governs Lebanon? Since last November, the Lebanese have been trying and failing to elect a president. In the political vacuum, the two main contenders for power are the prime minister, Fuad Siniora, a Sunni Muslim, and Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim militia that is a foreign-policy arm of Iran. Probably inspired by the Iraqi government's assault on Shiite militias similarly grabbing power, Siniora took measures to curb Hezbollah. This test of strength proved miscalculated. Hezbollah saw its chance to stage at least the preliminaries of a coup. Its gunmen took to the streets, and so far there are over 40 ...
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